Dewa Sanzan Shrine

出羽三山神社 · Shinto shrine

Tsuruoka City's official tourism website records that the Sanjingosaiden hall on Mount Haguro enshrines the deities of the three mountains of Dewa Sanzan, and that it was rebuilt in 1818 after a fire.

The main hall of Dewa Sanzan Shrine on Mount Haguro, its thatched roof partly hidden by cedar trees, with scaffolding along the red front. — 掬茶 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0This resized file is offered under CC BY-SA 4.0, the same licence as the original.

The Agency for Cultural Affairs records the Sanjingosaiden as an Important Cultural Property of the late Edo period.

Hours

The directions below are the ones Tsuruoka City's official tourism website publishes.

The opening hours published for this shrine do not match between sources, so we do not list times here. The sources below give the other details on this page.

Admission

We could not confirm that the admission information published for this shrine is current, so we do not list it here. Check on the day.

Getting there

Tsuruoka Station, bus stop 2 — bus bound for Haguro-Gassan Hachigome to the Haguro Sancho stop
To climb the 2,446 stone steps instead, take the same bus to the Hagurozuishinmon stop

Tsuruoka City Official Tourism Information Website — Dewa Sanzan Shrine (English)

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Sources

History and background, Getting there	Tsuruoka City Official Tourism Information Website — Dewa Sanzan Shrine (English)
What you can see	Agency for Cultural Affairs — Mount Haguro Sanjingosaiden (Important Cultural Property)

Information checked: September 13, 2026.